5 MONTHS... HALF WAY THERE!

So we have reached the half way point successfully. I had my 20 week check up with the ultrasound technician. Everything looks wonderful, and the baby looks healthy with 10 fingers and 10 toes. Baby Litvack didn't not stop moving around the whole time. Flipping and twitching and moving all it's limbs. The baby is already so much like Daddy... uh oh haha! Anyway, it was great to whatch Baby Litvack's little world in there and what he/she is doing! The technician was able to tell what the sex is... but she promised not to spill the beans. But it is good to know that he/she is definitely one way or the other haha! I have attached a photo of the baby bump... not the best of mommy so early in the morning, but at least you can see the bump. This time it is not in the bathroom at work, but I woke Michael up to take it for me haha!

The Baby is growing by the minute in there, and as you can tell so are my other body parts haha! Well, that is all I have for now. Still packing up my home to be out next week. Life is a little crazy right now, but all good things so I can't complain. Thanks for reading and I will talk to you soon!

IT'S OFFICIAL!

So I can officially say that the little flickers in my stomach are indeed the baby moving around! I have been feeling these since I was about 15/16 weeks but I was unsure if it was ALL the baby or a little of me wishing it was the baby. It was for the past week for sure that I knew without a doubt that Baby Litvack was making his/her presence known inside there. Some people say that it feels like little butterflies fluttering about, but I would have to say it feels a little different for me. It feels as if someone is flicking you under water and you are wearing a scuba suite. Like it is not skin to skin, but almost there. At this point I could tell the difference between the baby kicking/punching and the baby rolling over. It is probably one of the coolest things ever to experience, and I have been waiting four months for this moment. So I am even happier than a clam. In fact as I type the baby is having a dance party! :)

The sad part is looking at Michael's face when I let him know the baby is moving. The first time I was absolutely sure it was the baby moving I excitedly announced it while we were sitting on the couch watching one of our guilty pleasures. Michael jumped up all excited and said, "can I feel?" I had to explain to him that it couldn't be felt from the outside and that it is only a flicker with a demonstration of me flicking him on the arm. The sad look on his face crushed me! I told him to give it a month or two and you will be able to feel the baby and probably see the baby as well. He is just so excited for the baby to come, and because he is slightly impatient wants the baby NOW! I am just really lucky that I have a husband that is so excited for this new journey in our lives and is completely embracing it instead of running in the other direction. Anyway, so now that I know Baby Litvack is moving like crazy in there I don't get up in the morning until I feel something and I won't go to bed until I feel something. This whole experience is just incredible, and I can't wait for all the other changes I have yet to experience! Talk to you soon! :)

TO DO OR NOT TO DO... THAT IS THE QUESTION?

So good news our house sold on Wednesday and we are officially moving out of the city and to the burbs. The bad news, or not as good news, is that we have to be out of the house in 2 weeks!!! Yikes! Clearly we do not have our new home lined up yet so that is not an option, but we need somewhere to go with Mommy, Daddy, Baby Litvack, and Kona. Our two options are: Move back with my parents until we buy our own place. Save money, have some family bonding, and not really have to worry about anything but finding a place. Or two get a hotel room for a month or so until everything comes together and leave our stuff in storage?

Feel free to share your opinions I would love to hear them. We are leaning towards Mom and Pops for the simple fact that A. I love my parents and B. It is the more logical and economical sane idea. Plus our stuff could be stored there so we wouldn't have to put it in a storage facility. Anyway that is what is recently going on at the Litvack's. We are so happy the house sold so we don't have to worry about down payments and other financial stuff... and would rather be in this situation then the other way around. It is just humorous the situation we are in, and that we actually have 2 weeks to get out! Until next time! ;)

MY VERY SCARY NO GOOD VERY BAD NIGHT!

On Friday night I went to my parents house for dinner with Eric, Amanda, Maddie, Emily and Jayden. Michael was working late, and I couldn't resist one of my mom's home cooked meals. Needless to say a two hour dinner turned into 4 and at 10:30pm my sister and I packed our separate cars and caravaned home. Everything was fine until we reached the Armitage exit on 94 while driving in the third lane from the right. A small white car swerves from the far right lane, running into a silver Honda Pilot in the second lane from the right, which in turn fishtailed from the front end back towards my car in the third lane. I slammed on my brakes trying to avoid her when she slammed the side of her car into mine. In the process a few cars back, my sister with 3 week old Jayden in the car slams on her brakes successfully missing the car in front of her, when an AT&T truck slams into her from behind. Needless to say this is what my car looks like now: After a lot of police work, and reports we were free to go home. My sister, Jayden and I with our husbands went over to Prentice hospital to get checked out. I got hooked up to machines to check my vitals and then check the babies. They monitored for contractions, the babies heartbeat, and I finally got to see an ultrasound and see the baby moving around happy as a clam. After three hours at the hospital I was free to go home. My sister had to stay over night at the hospital to monitor Jayden and finally got to go home at 12pm Saturday afternoon, and everything is fine. Everything is okay, babies are okay, and mommies are okay, but it was definitely a very scary, no good very bad night!

16 WEEK CHECK UP!

So everything went well yesterday at the Doctor. I can officially breathe again knowing the baby is alright. I heard the heart beat, and checked out the head, the fingers, the toes, the spine. The Doctor says everything is going along smoothly and don't worry, and that I should start to feel the baby moving around inside soon. Baby Litvack was pretty much taking it's afternoon nap during the ultrasound so no back flips or summer-salts, but we did get a little wave and some kicking of the legs. I don't want to post the actual ultrasound pics because it feels sort of private and personal, but I do have a picture of what a baby looks like in the womb at 16 weeks if any of you were interested in seeing! Like I said Baby Litvack is about the size of an avocado, the eyes and ears are pretty much moved into place on the head, and everything else is just continuing in it's development more! Again, thank you all for your love, support and interest in this exciting moment in our lives. I will continue to try and keep up with the blog to keep you all informed, and in the meantime if there is anything you want to know more about or hear about just let me know! Until next time!

BABY BUMP #2

I am currently 16 weeks = 4 months a long. The baby bump has not grown too much since 4 weeks ago, but I am showing a little earlier than most so I guess that is a good thing. The baby is about the size of an avocado, and is growing just great. I have my 16 week check up on Thursday, which I can't wait for. Luckily the nausea has stopped after 10 weeks, and obviously the baby is too small to feel moving around inside, so I am just really anxious to hear the heartbeat and see the baby moving around. We are not finding out the sex of the baby, I apologize for anyone who was itching to know. We just think it is the one surprise you have no control over, and it is one of the best surprises there are. So we will continue thinking of names and prepare for a little girl and little boy until the doctor says "it's a..."! Right now I am feeling great, the fatigue has lessened greatly, and I am just hoping the rest of the 5 months go as smoothly. Lastly, I can't forget our first baby who has been so great so far. There are times where I find him laying his head across my belly as if to protect the little baby inside. So here is a pic of him... he is getting so big!

Baby Bump

I've had many requests to show the baby bump so here it is! This is me in the women's bathroom at work... the best I could do sorry haha! This is me at 13 weeks, and the little munchkin is growing by the minute in there. So far so good, the nausia subsided after 10 weeks, and I am keeping my fingers crossed that it stays that way. No morning sickness or anything, so I consider myself pretty lucky at this point. We had our 12 week ultra sound last Thursday. It was the coolest thing, Baby Litvack wouldn't stop moving around, just like daddy. We saw two arms, two legs, the spine, the head, the body, and the best part was that the baby was sucking its thumb! The heart beat is so fast, and it is just an amazing experience. I can't wait until I can finally feel the little munchkin moving around inside! Until then there is really nothing telling me I am pregnant other than my growing tummy... so I am extremely anxious for the next doctor's visit at 16 weeks to see the baby moving around again! Again thank you all for the kind words and warm wishes. We are so excited for this time in our lives, and can't wait for Baby Litvack to come in October!